DLNews Health: Health Officials Confirm Indio High TB Case Is Isolated, Students Safe Indio – Riverside University Health System (RUHS) Public Health confirmed that an Indio High School student tested positive for tuberculosis (TB), prompting swift precautionary steps to safeguard the campus communi...
DLNews Health: Ozempic’s New Price Tag: $499 and a Shot at Fair Access Novo Nordisk is shaking up the diabetes marketplace with a new program that gives self-paying type 2 diabetes patients access to FDA-approved Ozempic® for a flat $499 a month. The move comes as more Americans struggle with high d...
DLNews Health -Guest Column Got Milk? You'd Better Hope So.By Dr. Matthew DrakeDairy milk is making a comeback -- and not a moment too soon for America's bone health. For years, calcium intake has declined, even as bone-weakening lifestyle factors have surged. Americans are spending more time indoor...
DLNews Guest article: Doctors Want Lower Drug Costs -- But Not Like ThisBy Peter RheinsteinRoughly 30% of American patients have skipped doses of their medicines, cut pills in half, or declined to fill a prescription due to cost concerns in the past year.These affordability struggles aren't merely p...
Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment: Understanding Chronic Venous Insufficiency—and President Trump’s Diagnosis The White House confirmed that President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a common vascular condition that occurs when the valves in the veins of the legs wea...
Turning a Curiosity-Driven Discovery into Lifesaving Tests with the Aid of Patent Rights By James E. Dahlberg At the University of Wisconsin–Madison and research institutions across the nation, researchers are working every day to unlock breakthroughs in medicine, robotics, artificial intelligence, ...
By Larry Bucshon (Guest writer) As a physician who recently retired from representing Indiana in Congress, I have closely followed the evolving national discourse around vaccines with concern. Since late January, a measles outbreak in West Texas and New Mexico has led to more than 1,000 confirmed ca...
What's a fair price for a drug that's never developed?By John StanfordLast month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services began meeting with patients who use the 15 drugs it selected for the second round of Medicare price "negotiations" -- including weight-loss treatment Wegovy. CMS will use th...
DLNews Health: Riverside, CA – April marks National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Riverside County has united in an inspiring show of unity and resolve to protect its youngest and most vulnerable residents. On April 1, a poignant flag-raising ceremony at the Riverside County Administration Center se...
SACRAMENTO—Mosquito experts are urging California residents to take precautions against mosquito bites and diseases like West Nile virus and dengue, which have seen a rise in local cases. In 2024, California recorded 18 locally acquired dengue infections, and with ongoing outbreaks in Latin America,...
DLNews Health: California's Attorney General, Rob Bonta, has taken a significant step by joining forces with a bipartisan group of 39 attorneys general from across the United States to urge Congress to take decisive action against Pharmacy Benefits Managers (PBMs). These PBMs are criticized for enga...
DLNews Health: In a new poll, 25% of voters say they have "personally experienced or witnessed discrimination in health care due to race, ethnicity, gender, disability, religion or sexual orientation." The poll, sponsored by Compassion & Choices, an end-of-life care advocacy group, included more tha...
